Urban Climate

Papers
(The TQCC of Urban Climate is 15. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
The study of enhancing urban flood management for riverless cities with high external runoff intrusion characteristics229
Net impact of London Strand-Aldwych pedestrianisation project on air quality and noise189
A geospatial-based framework for rapid simulation of storm-induced flooding and comprehensive risk assessment leveraging GWDD and fuzzy-SWARA157
Feminization of surface temperature: Environmental justice and gender inequality among socioeconomic groups154
Assessment of the TsHARP method for spatial downscaling of land surface temperature over urban regions134
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emission interferes with real-time regulatory monitoring of ozone in urban atmosphere129
Land-surface-physics-based downscaling versus conventional dynamical downscaling for high-resolution urban climate change information: The case study of two cities113
Collaborative scenario building: Engaging stakeholders to unravel opportunities for urban adaptation planning113
Predicting environmental pollutants in the apartment public space: Evaluating the impact of spatial enclosure and monitoring locations112
Assessment of pollutant dispersion in deep street canyons under different source positions: Numerical simulation106
Does the spatial configuration of urban parks matter in ameliorating extreme heat?104
“Investigating and mapping day-night urban heat island and its driving factors using Sentinel/MODIS data and Google Earth Engine. Case study: Greater Cairo, Egypt”102
Urban heat and pollution island in the Moscow megacity: Urban environmental compartments and their interactions99
Tropospheric ozone variability in Delhi during pre & post monsoon periods: Decoding influence of seasonal variation, diurnal variation, short-range and long-range transport98
Correspondence between urbanization and surface wind in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: Observations and idealized large-eddy simulation98
Impact of trees with varying size on street canyon flow under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions using water channel PIV measurements96
Long-term airborne particle pollution assessment in the city of Coyhaique, Patagonia, Chile92
Exploring socio-environmental effects on community health in Edmonton, Canada to understand older adult and immigrant risk in a changing climate90
Climate policy and inequality in urban areas: Beyond incomes88
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2.5 in the metropolitan zone of Mexico Valley: Impact of air quality management programmes86
The independent and joint effects of meteorological factors on influenza: A nationwide time series study in China85
Community perceptions of flood risks and their attributes: A case study of rural communities of Khipro, District Sanghar, Pakistan83
Ventilation analysis of urban functional zoning based on circuit model in Guangzhou in winter, China83
Introducing evaporating water channels in urban canyons: Assessment of ventilation and thermal effects through Large-Eddy Simulation81
Outdoor ventilation evaluation and optimization based on spatial morphology analysis in Macau79
The divergent effects of spatial structure of urban agglomerations on carbon emission reduction capacity79
Understanding heat exposure risks and adaptation behaviors among elderly Asian communities in New York City77
Health-centred climate adaptation: Insights from local governments in western Sydney, Australia76
Climate change transformation in built environments – A policy instrument framework75
Mitigating urban heat stress through green infrastructure: A climate service approach75
Spatial-temporal evolution of urban form resilience to climate disturbance in adaptive cycle: A case study of Changchun city75
Street-scale traffic emission inventory derived from GeoVideo and coupled WRF/Chem–MUNICH modelling for urban air quality management: A case study in Kaifeng, China75
Resilient urbanization assessment framework: A new perspective on urban resilience75
Derivation of nonstationary rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves considering the impacts of climate change and urbanization73
Source apportionment of PM2.5 before and after COVID-19 lockdown in an urban-industrial area of the Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal72
Impact of refined 2D/3D urban morphology on hourly air temperature across different spatial scales in a snow climate city70
Assessing urban heat island intensity and emissions with compressed natural gas in non-commercial vehicles69
Heavy metal pollution in groundwater of urban Delhi environs: Pollution indices and health risk assessment68
Assessing the influence of urban scene characteristics on urban heat island: An interpretable machine learning approach in New York City67
Effective street tree and grass designs to cool European neighbourhoods67
Comparing universal thermal climate index (UTCI) with selected thermal indices to evaluate outdoor thermal comfort in traditional courtyards with BWh climate65
Measuring shaded bike lanes for heat stress mitigation with deep learning: A case study in Amsterdam, Netherlands63
Assessing microclimate and solar potential in courtyard morphologies: A comparative study of European urban blocks62
Investigation of air-conditioning anthropogenic heat dissipation and thermal discomfort in street canyons toward sustainable urban cooling62
Estimating urban PM2.5 concentration: An analysis on the nonlinear effects of explanatory variables based on gradient boosted regression tree61
The influences of 2D/3D urban morphology on land surface temperature at the block scale in Chinese megacities61
Dual carbon and sulfur isotopes as tracers of PM1 pollution sources after COVID-19 confinement in Vilnius, Lithuania60
Energy savings in buildings applying ASHRAE 55 and regional adaptive thermal comfort models60
Investigation of landslide hazard areas in the municipality of Cunha (Brazil) and climate projections from 2024 to 204060
The synergistic effects of urbanization and an extreme heatwave event on urban thermal environment in Paris60
Analysis of decoupling between CO2 emissions and economic growth in China's provincial capital cities: A Tapio model approach60
Satellite image analysis of thermal comfort for a sustainable urban ecology of Winneba, Ghana59
Increasing importance of regional emission controls for further reduction of PM2.5 in Beijing59
Dynamics of water-soluble inorganic ions in Qinhuangdao: Particle size association and influences of environmental conditions59
Street-level surface and air temperatures in the Urban Center of Málaga, Spain59
Air pollution dynamics in Fortaleza, Brazil: Exploring the interplay of traffic and high-rise development58
Quantitative analysis and evaluation of rainwater absorption and thermal environment for residential design plan with consideration of LID strategies58
The risk management tools'role for urban infrastructure resilience building56
Effect of urbanization on extreme temperature events in Liaoning Province, China, from a spatiotemporal perspective55
Consistency assessment between summer simmer index and other heat stress indices (WBGT and Humidex) in Iran's climates54
A conceptual analytical framework for green infrastructure (GI) towards resilience building in urban contexts: A Stakeholders' collaboration perspective54
Quantifying the cooling effects of blue-green spaces across urban landscapes: A case study of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal54
Synergistic effects of compound temperature-humidity extremes and urban heat-moisture islands: An observational study in high-density humid subtropical twin cities52
City-scale ventilation analysis using 3D buildings with Guangzhou case52
Mapping and topic modeling of over 133,000 studies on climate change and cities: Trends, geographical disparities, and future research needs51
Research on the veering wind characteristics in typical suburban terrain based on lidar field measurements51
Climatological features of high temporal resolution rainfall over the Hyderabad city, India50
Impact of urbanisation on groundwater vulnerability in shallow aquifer system of Assam: A DRASTIC approach49
Assessment of the influences of post-construction facilities on pedestrian-level wind environment: An experimental study in Changsha, China49
A comprehensive spatiotemporal approach to mapping air quality distribution and prediction in desert region49
Evaluating the improvements of thermal comfort by different natural elements within courtyards in Singapore48
The associations of cold spells with human mortality in Shanghai, China47
Towards climate-responsive communities: Exploring the nonlinear relationship between residential morphology and land surface temperature47
Source identification, seasonal and spatial variations of airborne dust trace elements pollution in Tehran, the capital of Iran47
The canopy cooling effect of roof mitigation strategies in a subtropical urban agglomeration47
Predicting the impact of the urban texture on the Urban Heat Island intensity using Machine Learning: The case for the Iberian Peninsula47
Interactions of urban heat islands and heat waves in Swedish cities under present and future climates47
On the effects of flood reduction for green and grey sponge city measures and their synergistic relationship—Case study in Jinan sponge city pilot area46
Implementation and evaluation of mean radiant temperature schemes in the microclimate model ENVI-met46
Influence of global warming and urbanization on regional climate of Megacity: A case study of Chengdu, China46
Temporal changes of heat-attributable mortality in Prague, Czech Republic, over 1982–201945
Phthalate esters in urban multi-media in the arid city of Urumqi, Northwest China: Sources, bio-accessibility and health risks45
Urban heat island phenomenon in a desert, coastal city: The impact of urbanization45
High summer land surface temperatures in a temperate city are mitigated by tree canopy cover44
Modeling regulating ecosystem services and environmental impact through urban green space expansion: A case study of Manila City44
PM10 and PM2.5 chemical source profiles of road dust over China: Composition, spatio-temporal distribution, and source apportionment44
Mitigating human thermal discomfort and vehicle-emitted pollutants exposure in urban transportation hubs through natural ventilation: Numerical modeling and morphology optimization44
Urban stormwater resilience: Global insights and strategies for climate adaptation44
Identifying flood vulnerable and risk areas using the integration of analytical hierarchy process (AHP), GIS, and remote sensing: A case study of southern Oromia region43
A review of climatic impacts on water main deterioration43
The interactions of carbon emission driving forces: Analysis based on interpretable machine learning43
Global warming and urbanization triggering the record-breaking heat event in summer 2023 over Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration, China43
Investigating 2D/3D factors influencing surface urban heat islands in mountainous cities using explainable machine learning42
Comparing the warming effects of different urban forms under projected climate change in China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area42
Spatial distribution of heat vulnerability in Toronto, Canada42
How to enhance thermal comfort in greenway walking? An exploration of the physical environment, walking status, and emotional perspectives42
Identifying the effect of architecture morphology on wind fields and PM2.5 dispersion at the urban block scale via a combined scheme42
Prediction of SO2 and PM10 air pollutants using a deep learning-based recurrent neural network: Case of industrial city Sakarya42
The impact of transnational municipal networks on local energy consumption41
Urban dynamics and potential vulnerability of coastal urban areas to sea level rise in the southeastern Levantine Basin41
Assessing the role of SuDS in resilience enhancement of urban drainage system: A case study of Gurugram City, India41
Cities and climate change in developing countries41
Daily rainfall intensity and temporal trends in eastern Paraná state – Brazil40
Scenario prediction and critical factors of CO2 emissions in the Pearl River Delta: A regional imbalanced development perspective40
Modeling impacts of super cool roofs on air temperature at pedestrian level in mesoscale and microscale climate models40
Evaluating future flood risk mitigation capacities in major cities across China39
Lost water bodies and a flooded city – Counterfactual scenarios of the extreme Chennai flood highlight the potential of nature-based solutions39
Analysis of spatiotemporal household water consumption patterns and their relationship with meteorological variables38
Analytical prediction of urban wind profiles in densely built-up areas using a combined method of WRF and a porosity model38
Influence of precursors and meteorology on ambient ozone over Indian western Himalayas38
An integrated approach to optimal siting of air quality monitoring networks: Fuzzy based decision-making, multi-pollutant methodology, and health risk assessment38
Practitioner perspectives on sea-level rise impacts on shallow groundwater: Implications for infrastructure asset management and climate adaptation38
Urban fraction influence on local nocturnal cooling rates from low-cost sensors in Dallas-Fort Worth37
Mapping the time-varying spatial heterogeneity of temperature processes over the urban landscape of Augsburg, Germany37
Analyzing residents' preferences for urban heatwave-adaptation facilities and associated demographic characteristics using a discrete choice experiment37
The impact of block morphology on urban microclimates: A case study of three cities in cold regions of China36
The effect of urban heat islands on pediatric asthma exacerbation: How race plays a role36
Pyrotechnic impact of Diwali 2023 on black carbon and aerosol levels in Taj City, India: Relative endangerments and meteorological influences36
Environmental impacts of aerosol radiative effect and urbanization and their interactions over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei City cluster36
Navigating to urban environmental health: Professionalized and personalized healthy living assistant based on intelligent health risk management36
Regional differences in influence of intermediate cover permeability on perched leachate in landfill36
Rapid spatio-temporal prediction of coastal urban floods based on deep learning approaches36
Spatial-temporal modeling of the relationship between surface temperature and air temperature in metropolitan urban systems35
Evaluation of surface urban energy and water balance scheme (SUEWS) using scaled 2D model experiments under various seasons and sky conditions35
Landscape pattern optimization strategy of coastal mountainside greenway from a microclimatic comfort view in hot and humid areas35
Observed precipitation enhancement and suppression downwind of a major U.S. city35
Long-term trends in ambient air pollutants and the effect of meteorological parameters in Tabriz, Iran35
Comparing heating and cooling effects of urban spatial structure factors on ambient air temperature: A quantitative synthesis using meta-analysis35
Heavy metals in the water environment of Yangtze River Economic Belt: Status, fuzzy environmental risk assessment and management35
Seasonal and daily effects of the sea on the surface urban heat island intensity: A case study of cities in the Caspian Sea Plain34
Assessing spatial inequities of thermal environment and blue-green intervention for vulnerable populations in dense urban areas34
Delineation of potential groundwater recharge zones using remote sensing, GIS, and AHP approaches34
Impact of urban land use and anthropogenic heat on winter and summer outdoor thermal comfort in Beijing34
Rapid prediction of pollutant dispersion in residential blocks using generative adversarial networks34
The use of local climate zones in the urban environment: A systematic review of data sources, methods, and themes34
Relationships between carbon emissions and urban population size and density, based on geo-urban scaling analysis: A multi‑carbon source empirical study34
A multi-city statistical modelling of surface urban heat island: Application to Italian cities34
Impact of urbanization and industrialization on PM10 in municipalities near megacities: A case study from an Andean Region, Latin America33
Dynamic estimation of urban heat exposure for outdoor jogging: Combining individual trajectory and mean radiant temperature33
Environmental isotope constraints and hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in the semi-arid national capital environs of Delhi, India33
Unveiling seasonal disparities in urban form: Exploring scale and intensity effects on PM2.5 concentrations33
The dual impacts of built environment on extreme heat and urban heat resilience: A comparative study in Beijing33
Whether the development strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt can achieve the double welfare effects of synergistic governance of pollution control and carbon reduction?33
Challenges in continuous air quality improvement: An insight from the contribution of the recent clean air actions in China33
Characterizations of interregional transport on PM2.5 pollution in Central China with adaptive mixed effect models based on satellite observations and meteorological factors33
Remote sensing monitoring of the spatiotemporal dynamics of urban forest phenology and its response to climate and urbanization33
Quantifying urban hydrological processes effects on urban climate: A perspective from a novel parameterization scheme33
Three-dimensional landscape features impact on urban surface wind velocity during a heatwave: Relative contribution and marginal effect32
Nature-based solutions to combat global change in urban ecosystem: lessons from global and regional perspectives32
Driving toward sustainable cities: The interplay between Chinese emerging corporate ESG performance and climate finance in achieving low-carbon development32
Numerical modeling of the distinct urbanization impact over Singapore during two contrasting weather scenarios32
Exposure to hourly ambient temperature and temperature change between neighboring days and risk of emergency department visits for cause-specific cardiovascular disease32
Assessment of future prediction of urban growth and climate change in district Multan, Pakistan using CA-Markov method32
A marked interannual variability of haze linked to particulate sources and meteorological conditions in Tehran (Iran), 1990–202032
Rainstorm characteristics using MESO-scale rain gauge NETwork (MESONET) over Mumbai32
Comparative assessments for the carbon emissions and costs of road maintenance strategies in life cycle31
Combined effects of future urban development and rainfall patterns on flood characteristics in the Qinhuai River basin31
Determinants of household flood resilience strategies in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria31
An integrated air quality modeling system coupling regional-urban and street models in Beijing31
Ozone air concentration trend attributes assist hours-ahead forecasts from univariate recorded data avoiding exogenous data inputs31
Geographical variability of ultrafine particle concentrations in urban and background regions in India31
Two-stage super-resolution simulation method of three-dimensional street-scale atmospheric flows for real-time urban micrometeorology prediction31
Impact of extreme climates on sustainable cooling: A case study of a subtropical office building31
Influence of climate change and population growth on Amazon Metropolis water supply31
The relative importance of anthropogenic heat and wall heat flux on the street canyons warming: A multi-physics numerical simulation31
Wind tunnel experiments on the aerodynamic effects of a single potted tree: Hot-wire anemometry and PIV measurements30
Unravelling key environmental factors influencing urban park visits: Thermal comfort and air quality30
Mapping local climate zones and its applications at the global scale: A systematic review of the last decade of progress and trend30
Waste classification using vision transformer based on multilayer hybrid convolution neural network30
A machine learning approach for the efficient estimation of ground-level air temperature in urban areas30
Spatial and temporal patterns of methane uptake in the urban environment30
Can public transportation development improve urban air quality? Evidence from China30
Determining the key meteorological factors affecting atmospheric CO2 and CH4 using machine learning algorithms at a suburban site in China30
Response of surface energy components to urban heatwaves and its impact on human comfort in coastal city30
Fast or slow system: How does information exposure affect individual climate change mitigation responses?30
Improving children's outdoor thermal comfort: A field study in China's severely cold regions30
Quantifying the spatial aggregation bias of urban heat data30
Spatial test of collaborative treatment efficiency measurement and driving factors of air pollution in China's Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration30
From thermal demand characterization to accurate evaluation: Exploring seasonal differences in outdoor thermal comfort of the elderly in China's communities29
Dynamical and chemical impacts of urban green areas on air pollution in a city environment29
Risks and sources of atmospheric particulate-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (AP-PAHs) in seven regions of China: A review29
Valuing carbon saving potential of urban parks in thermal mitigation: Linking accumulative and accessibility perspectives29
Numerical simulation of the effect of solar chimneys on NOx-O3 photochemical reaction and ventilation in urban street canyon29
Unveiling the dynamics of dry-and-humid, day-and-night, and compound heat waves across 209 Cities in China during 1974–202128
Low carbon urban strategies: An investigation of 124 European cities28
Diesel vehicle emissions: Dissecting the multi-factorial effect on variations of VOC-component concentrations28
Does urban air pollution have an impact on public health? Empirical evidence from 288 prefecture-level cities in China28
Spatiotemporal evolution of the cooling effect of blue-green space in different LCZs: A comparative study of Wuhan and Shanghai (2000−2022)28
Assessment of Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SSP) climate scenarios and its impacts on the Greater Accra region28
Effect of urbanization on aerosol optical depth over Beijing: Land use and surface temperature analysis28
A systematic review investigating linear infrastructure effects on Urban Heat Island (UHIULI) and its interaction with UHI typologies28
Coupling coordination between the ecological environment and urbanization in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration28
Extreme temperatures and respiratory mortality in the capital cities at high latitudes in Northeast China27
Exploring the spatial spillover effects of climate change on the supply of medical and health services: Evidence from China27
Exploring the decoupling effect and driving mechanism of carbon emissions at macroscale: An empirical study from Wuhan metropolitan area27
Are climate change, urbanisation and political views correlated? Empirical evidence from South East Queensland27
Insights into source-specific PM2.5 mass, light extinction, and health risks in heavily polluted urban and suburban areas, northwestern China27
Modelling the efficiency of Nature-based Solutions to decrease extreme heat in dense urban areas in Vienna at micro- to city-scale27
Revisiting air quality during lockdown persuaded by second surge of COVID-19 of megacity Delhi, India27
Participatory climate adaptation planning in New York City: Analyzing the role of community-based organizations27
How can street interface morphology effect pedestrian thermal comfort: A case study of the old town of Changsha, China27
Prediction of extreme rainfall events in 21st century - The results based on Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo27
Investigation into the outdoor thermal comfort on different urban underlying surfaces27
Reduction potential of vehicular emission in Chengdu, China: A case study of COVID-1927
Evolution and determinants of precipitation chemistry in a plateau city, China: Insight from the pollutants source identification and environmental effect27
A microclimate model for plant transpiration effects27
Removal of azo dyes from synthetic wastewater using biochar derived from sewage sludge to prevent groundwater contamination27
Multifactorial influences on land surface temperature within local climate zones of typical global cities27
Local impact of trees on thermal comfort of pedestrians in streets27
City-scale evaluation of urban ecohydrologic processes on surface energy balances, heat, and humidity27
The contribution of urbanisation and climate conditions to increased urban heat load in Zagreb (Croatia) since the 1960s26
A reliable and easy-to-implement approach to estimate daily urban benzene levels26
Decoding spatiotemporal dynamic of atmospheric CO2 concentration under different urban development model26
Unintended consequences of urban shrinkage: Adverse impacts on local household carbon emissions26
Influences and pathways of urban form and lifestyle on carbon emission reduction26
Rapid increase of the nighttime electricity demand in Beijing due to compound heatwaves26
Temperature-related mortality and future health risks from climate change in a middle eastern Metropolis26
Trends in PM10 and PM2.5 air pollution and related health risk in Tehran over the last two decades26
The impact of urban heat island on snow properties and stratigraphy in the Moscow region26
Cross-sectoral preparedness and mitigation for networked typhoon disasters with cascading effects26
Virginia Heat Watch: Collaboration to assess climate vulnerability at local to regional scales26
Comparison of PM spatiotemporal variations and exposure at adjacent signalized intersection and roundabout26
Corrigendum to’Relationship between upward heat transport and building arrangement in urban districts of Osaka as revealed by large-eddy simulations' [Urban Climate 61 (2025) 102441]26
Decentring our appreciation of the association of factors and cities' mitigation patterns25
A predictive analysis of thermal stress in a densifying urban business district under summer daytime conditions in a Mediterranean City25
Energy and environment: How could energy-consuming transition promote the synergy of pollution reduction and carbon emission reduction in China?25
Projection of urban land surface temperature: An inter- and intra-annual modeling approach25
Exceptional heat island intensities also occur in medium-sized cities25
Influence of historical city walls on the water cooling effects in summer25
Effect of vegetation and land surface temperature on NO2 concentration: A Google Earth Engine-based remote sensing approach25
Flood modeling and baseline study in urban and high population environment: A case study of Majalaya, Indonesia25
From coverage to shadows: How nonlinear vegetation-building synergy reshape urban cooling25
Assessing future flood risks in megacity suburbs under shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) scenarios: A case study of Beijing25
Urban trees: Sink or source for particulate matter (PM)? A review of PM reduction and biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) emissions25
Long-term temporal and spatial divergence patterns of urban heat risk in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei urban agglomeration25
Confounding effects of harvesting on urban heat island intensity in a mid-sized city in Brazil24
Spatial downscaling method for air temperature through the correlation between land use/land cover and microclimate: A case study of the Greater Tokyo Area, Japan24
Change in environmental justice scores in historically redlined communities compared to non-redlined communities: A case study of Richmond, Virginia24
Multiscale numerical assessment of urban overheating under climate projections: A review24
Impact of digital economy on co-benefits of air pollution reduction and carbon reduction: Evidence from Chinese cities24
The greener the cooler? Nonlinear thresholds in the cooling effects of urban blue-green spaces and implications for sustainable planning in the Yangtze River Delta24
Decoding the spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of ecological resilience in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration: A deep learning approach24
Disasters in Petrópolis, Brazil: political, urban planning, and geometeorological factors that contributed to the event on February 15, 202224
Urban PM2.5 concentration monitoring: A review of recent advances in ground-based, satellite, model, and machine learning integration24
Atmospheric deposition of potentially toxic elements in a peri-urban industrial landscape: Evaluating legacy vs. current pollution24
Hydrogeochemical fingerprint, driving forces and spatial availability of groundwater in a coastal plain, Southeast China24
Impact of land-use changes on the increase in extreme precipitation events in the Lake Victoria Basin24
Influences of joint action of natural and social factors on atmospheric process of hydrological cycle in Inner Mongolia, China24
Does polycentric development produce less transportation carbon emissions? Evidence from urban form identified by night-time lights across US metropolitan areas24
Municipal solid waste classification and real-time detection using deep learning methods24
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